Violence erupts at Israel protests
Updated on 17 January 2009
Violence has erupted at anti-Israeli protests in London.
Young men - many wearing scarves covering their faces - clashed with police on Saturday, with one group seen kicking in the front window of a Starbucks coffee shop. A police car also had its rear window smashed.
The Metropolitan Police force said it contained a group of between 120 and 200 people in Piccadilly at about 5.20pm.
A spokesman said: "The decision to contain this group was based on the need to prevent a further breach of the peace."
The spokesman also said it was investigating reports of damaged, looted shops.
He said: "There is now believed to be two branches of Starbucks, one in Shaftesbury Avenue, junction with Rupert Street and one in Piccadilly. Windows have been smashed and shops looted."
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